Global Necromantic Specialist

The grand gate of the Mermaid Queen's palace creaked open.

A strange energy swept through the air.

Azure light illuminated the entire space, casting a mystical glow over everything.

Within the radiance, a figure emerged—the Mermaid Queen.

Noble, elegant, and breathtakingly beautiful, her presence commanded attention. Though she was not of the human race, it did nothing to diminish her allure.

"What a beauty..."

Ning Yiyi's voice was soft, her eyes glazed over as she stared at the queen, lost in a trance.

Her feet unconsciously carried her forward, as if drawn by some unseen force.

Marsh reacted instantly, grabbing her wrist and pulling her back before she could take another step.

Not just her—Jiang Taotao was affected too.

Only Marsh, Miao Yu, and Kevin remained unaffected.

Miao Yu's eyes widened in realization. "It's a deception technique!"

Without hesitation, she activated her skill.

Sober!

A gentle glow spread from her hands, washing over everyone in the group.

Ning Yiyi gasped, blinking rapidly as she regained clarity. "What just happened?"

Jiang Taotao shuddered, her pupils refocusing. "I... What was that?"

Miao Yu turned toward the Mermaid Queen. "She has an innate enchantment ability. Both you and Yiyi were caught in it. I used my skill to dispel the effect."

Marsh remained calm as he analyzed the situation. It made sense—their mental power was much higher, making them immune to the queen's charm.

Ning Yiyi clutched her chest, a lingering fear in her voice. "That was terrifying..."

Jiang Taotao took a deep breath, regaining her composure. "It's expected. After all, she's a dungeon boss. Special abilities like this are normal."

She had experienced many dungeon battles before, even if her level wasn't the highest. Some bosses possessed tricky abilities that could be difficult to counter.

This time, she had almost fallen into a deadly trap.

The Mermaid Queen's gaze fell upon the slain mermaid elite soldiers, then onto the skeletal warriors surrounding them.

A piercing scream tore through the air.

It was an awful sound—sharp and deafening.

Even though the queen looked stunning, her wail was horrifying.

Everyone instinctively covered their ears in pain.

The sound carried an incredible force, generating powerful waves of energy.

The corpses scattered across the ground were swept away, crashing into the distance.

Marsh narrowed his eyes. Originally, he had planned to use Corpse Explosion when the Mermaid Queen approached, but now that option was gone.

The queen had preemptively eliminated the corpses, denying him his strategy.

The skeleton warriors surged forward against the turbulent wind.

Though the Mermaid Queen stood nearly five meters tall, towering over them, the warriors showed no hesitation.

Despite the overwhelming force of the wind, the skeletons remained steadfast, advancing relentlessly.

As they charged, Marsh activated Detection.

[Mermaid Queen (Boss Monster)]

Level: 24

Strength: 5000

Agility: 6000

Spirit: 5000

Physique: 6000

Skills: Horror Scream, Huge Waves, Queen's Cry

Marsh's mind processed the numbers quickly.

The queen's agility and physique surpassed that of his skeleton warriors.

Her strength and spirit were nearly equal to theirs.

This was expected—after all, she was a level 24 dungeon boss, while his skeletons were only level 17. The gap was substantial.

Jiang Taotao's jaw tightened as she took in the stats.

She swallowed hard. "Compared to other dungeon bosses, the Mermaid Queen has absurdly high stats..."

"If we fought her the normal way, it would take at least an hour to bring her down."

In a traditional party setup, teams included a balanced mix of defenders, attackers, and support roles.

But right now...

She glanced at Marsh.

His presence alone had completely shattered her understanding of what was "normal" in battle.

"Can the gap between professions really be this huge?" she muttered.

She couldn't wrap her head around it.

Twenty skeleton warriors clashed with the Mermaid Queen.

She wielded a massive trident, sweeping it with immense force.

Each strike knocked back the skeletal warriors, yet they immediately stood back up and continued attacking.

Marsh could sense it—the queen's attacks were dealing real damage.

Her 5000 Strength was enough to harm them.

Meanwhile, her 6000 Physique reduced the damage she received.

The skeletons surrounded her, creating an illusion of wolves circling a lion.

Would twenty warriors be enough?

It was hard to tell.

After several rounds of combat, cracks appeared in some of the skeletons' bones.

Their movements slowed.

Jiang Taotao noticed it immediately.

"Duan Gao, get ready to assist! We might need to take over!"

Marsh shook his head. "No need."

A faint light flickered in his palm.

A massive red curse net descended upon the Mermaid Queen.

Skill: Slow Curse!

A crimson shackle wrapped around her, halving her speed instantly.

Her movements dulled.

Her combat effectiveness dropped significantly.

The queen's eyes glowed, and she screamed again.

Skill: Huge Waves!

The space turned bright blue as a towering tsunami erupted.

The tidal force lifted all the skeleton warriors into the air, tossing them chaotically.

They spun helplessly as the sheer power of the waves tore through them.

Several skeletons suffered severe fractures.

Marsh immediately recalled the most damaged ones.

Jiang Taotao clenched her sword and shield. She prepared to step in.

But once again, Marsh acted before she could move.

He extended his hand.

Darkness swirled.

A howling gust rushed past them.

Eighty-eight more skeleton warriors materialized.

Jiang Taotao's eyes widened.

"There's more?"

"How does he have so many?"

"This is insane!"

It was at this moment that she truly grasped Marsh's strength.

She had thought he was already fighting at full capacity.

But he had only been using a fraction of his army.

If he had wanted, he could have wiped out the mermaid horde outside within minutes.

Nearly a hundred skeletons overwhelmed the Mermaid Queen.

They swarmed her, covering her from head to toe.

Blade after blade hacked into her flesh.

She screamed in agony.

Her trident flailed wildly. She tried to shake them off, but the Slow Curse kept her sluggish.

Then, another sound rang through the battlefield.

Skill: Queen's Cry!

A sorrowful wail echoed.

Ning Yiyi and Jiang Taotao froze.

Their eyes lost focus again.

Miao Yu panicked. "I can't dispel it! My level is too low!"

Marsh remained calm.

"It's fine."

As long as he was unaffected, the fight would continue.

He held onto Ning Yiyi while Miao Yu steadied Jiang Taotao.

The skeletons felt no fear.

No hesitation.

No pity.

They continued their assault mercilessly.

The Queen's Cry ended.

Ning Yiyi and Jiang Taotao snapped back to their senses, horror evident in their faces.

"This skill... it's terrifying," Ning Yiyi whispered.

Jiang Taotao nodded. "We had no way to resist it."

Another Huge Wave surged.

The queen tried to scatter the skeletons again.

This time, she failed.

Some were swept away, but others clung tightly to her body.

Blades kept slashing.

She staggered.

Three minutes later, she collapsed.

[Mermaid Queen Defeated! Experience +80,000]

[Silver Weapon Obtained: Mermaid Queen's Long Sword]

[Silver Weapon Obtained: Mermaid Queen's Staff]

[Item Obtained: Mermaid Tears ×1]

Jiang Taotao clenched her fists, excited.

"We did it!"

Ning Yiyi cheered. "One step closer to the seminary!"

Jiang Taotao smiled. "All thanks to Marsh."

Miao Yu scoffed. "Unlike Ling Zhen..."

Jiang Taotao nodded. "Never grouping with someone like that again."

Marsh checked the time.

About half an hour had passed.

"Ning Yiyi, do you have a cooldown shield?"

She smirked. "Of course!"

They weren't done yet.

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